The Rockies have narrowed the search for their next manager to two candidates, Walt Weiss and Matt Williams, a major-league source confirmed Tuesday.

Weiss remains the favorite, the source said, but Williams was impressive in his meeting with the Rockies' front office on Monday, prompting the team to take more time to make its decision.

Rockies owner Dick Monfort, general manager Dan O'Dowd and senior vice president of major-league operations Bill Geivett will meet in Indian Wells, Calif., at the annual general managers' meeting to make a final call. The two-day meeting starts Wednesday. A final decision is expected soon.

Weiss said Tuesday afternoon that he had not heard from the Rockies. "I'm just waiting to hear any word," he said.

Walt Weiss (Denver Post file)

Williams, a five-time all-star slugger, is currently the third-base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Regarding his interview with the Rockies on Monday, he told The Denver Post: "I think it went very well. I felt very comfortable and it was a great experience. Hopefully I came across well. I think I did. We'll see where it goes from here."

Williams was the fourth candidate formally to interview for the job that opened when Jim Tracy resigned Oct. 7. The others were Rockies bench coach Tom Runnells and veteran slugger Jason Giambi, now out of the competition, and Weiss.

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